The SWC quarters had no upsets as No. 5 New Fairfield, No. 6 Pomperaug, No. 7 Weston and No. 8 ND-Fairfield all lost. So now we’ve got one more round until round until the Finals. Will we have a Stratford-Kolbe rematch in the title game? Here’s what I think.
No. 3 Newtown vs. No. 2 Kolbe
All about Newtown: Newtown is tough. They play very physical and look for contact on almost every play. Newtown could’ve beat KC on Feb. 9 but missed 18 free throws and turned the ball over twice in the last 20 seconds en route to a 63-62 loss. Casey Tenney is a solid ball handler who can score inside and out. Tenney dropped 21 on KC in a losing effort. Josh Engler is also a threat on the Newtown team.
All about KC: Even though the Cougars had a close game against Newtown, KC did seize control taking 9-point and 10-point leads at certain points of the game. Newtown, on the other hand, never seemed to have a firm grip on the game. KC only won by a point but could have won by more as it shot 3-10 from the line in the last minute of the game.
Prediction: KC 69-64
No. 4 Masuk vs. No. 1 Stratford
All about Masuk: Masuk lost to the Red Devils 64-42 on Jan. 15 and gave up 14 pts, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks to Brandon “The Big Shakespeare” Sherrod. The Panthers were all but shut down with no one scoring in double digits. Hard to envision a different outcome on Tuesday.
All about Stratford: Stratford dominated Masuk in the second half on Jan. 12. After leading 29-23 at the break, Stratford outscored Masuk 18-6 in the third. The Panthers really can’t hang with Stratford for 32 minutes. The only teams that can in the SWC are KC and maybe Newtown.
Prediction: Stratford 71-59
Unofficial quarterfinal awards
Baller of the quarterfinals, Brandon “The Big Shakespeare” Sherrod, Stratford: Had 14 pts, 17 rebounds and 13 blocks in a 57-46 win over ND-Fairfield.
From way downtown…bang award, Danny Carmichael, KC: Hit five 3′s and scored a game-high 33 points to lead KC to a74-59 win over Weston.
Stopper of the quarterfinals, Jalen Graham, Masuk: Had three blocks in Masuk’s 58-44 win over New Fairfield.
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This will be another tough one for KC. The last one was tough for BOTH teams from the line. Kolbe missed a ton of free throws, too. Almost as many as Newtown did.
This is a hard game to predict the outcome for. It’s a toss-up.
Comment by Remmy — March 2nd, 2010 @ 10:14 am
Yea KC was 16-34 but, was still able to take a lead and play its game. The missed free throws really hurt KC down the stretch other wise they would’ve won by a wider margin. However, Newtown had numerous chances to tie the game at the line and didn’t deliver. Its not always how many you miss, but when you miss.
Comment by Henry Chisholm — March 2nd, 2010 @ 11:39 am